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RE: My beads came, and I finally made the necklace for my hubby! ♥ Lemme know what you think!
Very nice! I have some beading ideas to work on for eventual future posts. What did you use for cordage, and how difficult was it to select bead you could tread onto the cord?
Thank you!
I bought this on amazon. It is .8mm, and the holes in the beads were 1mm, so I thought that would be great. It wasnt really great though. I used a lighter to slightly melt and harden the end to get a tip, kind of like a shoelace, for easier threading, (it wouldnt go through without), and still, some of the beads had holes that were too small. (Irregularities in the beads.) I used it and it came out fine, but next time I want to go to the craft store and physically LOOK at the different cords and choose a different one. Also will select one with more of a difference in size between the cord and the holes. .2mm just was not enough...
(These are probably pretty basic errors by me, since I don't have experience, and am learning as I go...)
I would suggest a cheap spool of 30 lb. fishing line from Walmart along with some crimp beads and crimp bead pliers. At least, that is what I plan to test next myself.
Oh neat! I was wondering if fishing line would work... Ive not worked with crimp beads before, but I have watched how-to videos and they seem like pretty handy things.
Thanks for the tip!!
There will be a Steemit post once I actually make something. I would suggest using a JoAnn Fabrics or Michael's weekly coupon for the crimp bead pliers. I for mine at 60% off.
I also looked at their fancy monofilament beading cord, and did a little online search on my phone. It doesn't seem like it's really anything more than overpriced rebranded fishing line, although if anyone knows better they're welcome to correct me.
Good idea!
Well, the clear beading cord I found was super stretchy, but I dont know if that's the same one you are talking about...
Fishing line seems like a great choice, especially since you can select different weights so you know it will be good and sturdy. (I homestead, so I am ROUGH on jewelry and didn't really wear any until I made my own.)
Stretch cord is its own thing. Fishing line has very little give to it.
Yes, as someone who enjoys fishing, I know exactly what you mean. :D